From Ilya Shambat@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 2 18:05:25 2022
Envy not your friend if he's more handsome,
More intelligent or wealthier than you.
Let his merits and let his successes
Not tear up the laces on your shoe.
Move along your way without a care,
Smile still broader out of his success!
Maybe he'll face darkness and despair
And your porch will be adorned with bliss!
Laugh with him, and cry with his distresses:
Feel him with your heart, and for all time!
Do not block your friend from his successes:
It's a sin to do so! Truly, it's a crime!
By Igor Severyanin
Translated from Russian by Ilya Shambat